British Immigrants in Montreal Blog

The British Immigrants in Montreal Blog will advise you when a new page is added to the site. Topics in the works include travel, social life, bygone buildings, individual family members and the list goes on…

Occasionally, questions come up that I’m looking for answers to. Maybe you can help fill in the blanks. The musings will be posted here.

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The Steel Company of Canada Honor Roll

Containing hundreds of names from the Montreal area and Ontario, the Steel Company of Canada Honor Roll from 1919 takes up a full page in Canada's Aid to the Allies.

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Obituary - JV Waddell

The Obituary of my grandfather, James Verner (JV) Waddell - 1965

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Remembrance Days Celebrated

On Remembrance Days, JV Waddell and other WWI veterans took part in the Montreal parade and Remembrance Day ceremony at Dominion Square.

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WW1 Honor Rolls

WW1 Honor Rolls from Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial (1919) listed alphabetically.

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Unveiling Vimy Memorial - July 1936

Unveiling Vimy Memorial prompted widespread press coverage in Canada and Britain. Read summaries and see images of some of that coverage here.

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Fairweathers Limited Honor Roll

Fairweathers Limited of Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg published their WW1 Roll of Honor in Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial in 1919.

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Greenshields Limited Honor Roll

The Roll of Honor of Greenshields Limited of Montreal, Wholesale Dry Goods, published 1919 in Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial.

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The Renfrew Knitting Co. Limited Honor Roll

The Roll of Honor of the Renfrew Knitting Company of Ontario. Employees who enlisted in World War 1. Published in 1919 in Canada's Aid to the Alllies and Peace Memorial.

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